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Newcastle & Lake Macquarie · Courts & crime

Courts & crime, 1881

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Police Court

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Wednesday 7 December 1881 · page 2

YESTERDAY at the police court a French seaman, unable to speak a word of English, was, after the arresting constable's evidence had been translated, fined 10s,…

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CABLEGRAMS. Murder of a Constable

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Wednesday 7 December 1881 · page 2

LONDON, December 4.—The coroner's jury which was empanelled in the case of the murder of a constable at Belmallet lately, have refused to bring in a verdict…

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Newcastle Police Court Wednesday, December 7, 1881. (Before the P.M. and Messrs. Lochhead and Sparke, J.'sP.)

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Thursday 8 December 1881 · page 3

BREACH OF MUNICIPALITIES ACT.—Mrs. Kate Smith was summoned for allowing cattle to stray in certain prohibited places within the Municipality of Hamilton. Mr. Baker…

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Attempt to Blow up Montreal Court House

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Thursday 8 December 1881 · page 2

LONDON, December 6.—The Court House at Montreal was attempted to be blown up by an infernal machine…

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Police Court

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Friday 9 December 1881 · page 2

Mr. BUCHANAN, P.M., with Mr. G. Donald, J.P., presided at the Police Court yesterday. Henry Wilson, a boy aged about eight years, was charged under the…

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The History of the Coal-mining Monopoly in This Colony. (Continued from last Saturday's issue.) Supreme Court.—banco Sittings. the Attorney-general v. BROWN

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Saturday 10 December 1881 · page 2

A new trial being moved for the several objections mentioned were again urged; with some others (of which we shall dispose in their order)…

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Police Court

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Monday 12 December 1881 · page 2

AT the Police Court, on Friday, Betsy Sullivan, riotous at Burwood, was fined 20s., with 2s. 6d. costs. Joseph Dickson, for riotous behaviour, was fined 20s., in…

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Probable Discovery of a Foul Murder

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Monday 12 December 1881 · page 2

A STRANGE case was reported at Wagga Wagga, on Friday (says the Daily Telegraph). A man is said to have been found dead, lying or leaning against a…

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Police Court

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Tuesday 13 December 1881 · page 2

YESTERDAY, before the P.M., the police business disposed of was slight. Two drunkards were dealt with. Alexander Copeland, an old offender, for…

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LOCAL & GENERAL. Police Court

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Wednesday 14 December 1881 · page 2

Two drunkards were dealt with at the Police Court yesterday. Charles Brad-well, drunk and disorderly, was fined 10s, or forty-eight hours, and for resisting…

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Police Court

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Thursday 15 December 1881 · page 2

AT the Police Court, yesterday, before Mr. Buchanan, P.M., and Mr. W. K. Lochhead, J.P., Joseph Wilmott and John Thompson pleaded guilty to a charge of…

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Police Court

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Monday 19 December 1881 · page 2

ON Saturday, at the Police Court, the following cases were disposed of:—Steven Nelson, aged seven, a ragged little urchin, was ordered to be locked up for three days…

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Police Court

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Tuesday 20 December 1881 · page 2

YESTERDAY, at the Police Court, three inebriates were dealt with. Richard Cooper, described as a carpenter, for having stolen a ham, value 16s, the property of F…

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Police Court

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Wednesday 21 December 1881 · page 2

MR. BUCHANAN, P.M., with Mr. Joseph Creer, J.P., occupied the bench yesterday morning. One drunkard was fined in the customary amount. Stephen Nelson, aged…

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Police Court

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Thursday 22 December 1881 · page 5

MR. BUCHANAN, P.M., with Mr. W. K. Lochhead, J.P., presided at the police court yesterday. The list of drunkards contained two only. One defendant charged with…

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Agrarian Murder in Ireland

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Thursday 22 December 1881 · page 8

DUBLIN, November 20th.—A man named Derwin has been murdered. His body was found in a ditch to-day near Garrick naguter, with both arms and one…

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Court House and Lockup for Hamilton

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Saturday 24 December 1881 · page 4

FROM a letter to Mr. Jas. Fletcher from the Department of Justice, we learn that the Minister of Justice has approved of the erection of a Watch House, etc., at that place,…

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Newcastle Police Court

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Wednesday 28 December 1881 · page 2

ON Monday, before the P.M., Walter J. Pearce, charged with embezzling 14s. and 15s., the property of G. E. Redmond, at Wickham, on the 10th inst.; arrested at…

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LOCAL & GENERAL. Newcastle Police Court

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Thursday 29 December 1881 · page 2

THE P.M., with Mr. W. K. Lockhead, J.P., occupied the bench yesterday. Edward Fisher for drunkenness, was fined 5s., or twenty-four hours, and for using indecent…

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Police Court

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Saturday 31 December 1881 · page 4

THE following cases were disposed of yesterday by the Police Magistrate:—Margaret Stronach, drunk and disorderly at Stockton, fined 5s or twenty-four hours; Thomas…

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